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| Canadian Tourist Dies in Egypt after Being Shot |
| 2011-11-13 |
| [An Nahar] A Canadian tourist who was shot in a southern Egyptian family feud died on Saturday after an unsuccessful operation, the state-owned al-Ahram newspaper reported on its website. The man, identified as Jean Francois, was shot when his taxi refused to stop at a checkpoint manned by villagers from al-Samata, who were looking for members of a rival clan, the report said. He was heading to Sohag province to visit an ancient temple, the paper said. The Canadian embassy could not confirm the incident, while al-Ahram reported that villagers had expressed their contrition at the death and would send a delegation to the embassy. Violent family feuds in the underdeveloped south can sometimes engulf several towns and may fester for years. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Perhaps because nearly every 'Canadian' that comes into the news from the Islamic part of the world tends not to be a 'Jean Francois'? (then again, one could say the same about the media identifying citizens from other Western nations as well...) |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-11-13 12:46 |
| #5 Not very unusual when over 28% of the population of Canada has a French ancestry and hence French names. Unless, of course, you know nothing about Canada, in which case it becomes an unusual name. Or am I missing some subtlety here, Grunter? |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2011-11-13 11:52 |
| #4 A Canadian called Jean Francois, now that's an unusual name. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2011-11-13 11:00 |
| #3 That's one thing amerc hillbillies know about, tribal feuding... |
| Posted by: Omomoth Hatfield1094 2011-11-13 10:45 |
| #2 Ahh, the stark beauty of tribal "civilization". |
| Posted by: AlanC 2011-11-13 08:20 |
| #1 It's okay, he looked Jewish. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-11-13 02:23 |